Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Kottur / Kotturpuram, Zamin Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 01^st November 2016.

This temple’s visit was planned for 6^th November 2016. After seeing the clear sky with sunshine thought of visiting Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple at Kottur, otherwise called Varaha Kshetram.  This Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal temple is on the banks of river  Adyar at Kottur in Zamin Adyar, Chennai. The place Kottur was called Kottu - Idai - Konda - oor and later turned to Kottur.  In Sanskrit, Kottur is also called as Rekhapuri.  The temple is on an elevated place, hence 2015 flood water didn’t enter the temple area. 

Moolavar : Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal

Thayar    : Sri Alarmelu mangai

Some of the important details are....

The temple is facing east with Anjaneyar Sannadhi on the opposite side of the road. At the gate ( inside wall ) Nagar and Gajamukar. In the outer praharam sannidhi for Chakkarathalwar & Sudarshana Narasimhar in a single stone ( similar to Sriperumbudur temple ), Sri Venugopalaswamy and Navagrahas. ( Navagraha sannidhi in Perumal temple is rare since,  Navagrahas will be kept ( avahanam ) at the base of the Mmoolavar. The Navagraha shrine was built in the year 1972. On the right side of the Sanctum,  Mandapam for vahanas.

Opposite to Sanctum entrance are Garudalwar, balipeedam, and a Garuda thoon.

The sanctum sanctorum  comprises of Sanctum and Artha mandapam. In Artha mandapam Sannadhi for Sri Alarmel mangai Thayar, Andal and Alwars. We could spot old pillars supporting the artha mandapam. It was said that Sri Venugopala Swamy was found in the river Adyar, brought by the fishermen. Later Moolavar with sannidhi was built.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

During 1971-72, archaeological Department personnel inspected and estimated the age of the temple might be 970 Years. There is an inscription in Grantha on the mandapam wall, which was not disturbed during renovation.

As per Battar Moolavar and Anjaneyar Murtis are very old. Those who could not go to Tirupathi, they can offer/pray to this  Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal at Kottur and get a similar blessing. And also Perumal will appear before the devotees depending on their Karma, hence called Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal.  Also, It was told that Perumal will only decide to whom he has to give darshan on that day.

 The 16th to 17th Century inscription is in Tamil but the Battar claims that it is in grantham. 

 The Navagraha shrine was built in the year 1972- as per the inscription tablet on the wall

 The inscription of Alwars installation during the year 1978

 This inscription is about the sannadhi for Nagar and Gajamugar ( Vinayagar ) constructed in 1968

TEMPLE TIMINGS :

The temple will be opened between 08.00 Hrs to 11.00 Hrs and 17.00 Hrs to 20.00 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Battar Sri Srinivasan may be contacted for further details through his mobile 9381007641.

The Thiruvanmiyur office phone numbers are +914424410477 and 9841328712

HOW TO REACH:

The temple is about 500 meters from Kotturpuram MRTS Railway station and frequent buses are available  on Gandhi Mandapam road and the temple is about 2 KM from Kotturpuram bus stop ( AMM School)

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Sri Chakkarathalwar  & Sri Sudharsana Narasimhar Sannidhi. 

  Chakkarathalwar on the east side  

 Sri Sudarsana Narasimhar on the west side 

 Venugopala Swamy  - fishermen brought from the Adyar River 

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---